Washing-machine



(No Model.)

I L. S. PUNK.

WASHINGMAOHINE. No. 283,094. Patented Aug. 14, 1883 I; V g M P" M s p" w gl (1 M/ 2 H E. E v 4/ l. /iW/m 9/2 w a, j I UNITED STATES PATENT OF IC LEWIS s. FUNK, I or TROY, PENNsYLvANIA.

l WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. -?83,094, dated-August 14, 1883.

- Application filed March 27, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

dicular to the wash-box.

Be it known that I, L. S. FUNK, of Troy, in the county of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that th e following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference mark ed thereon, whichform part of this specification, in whic Figure 1 is a side view of my oscillating wash-box, indicating the box in an inclined position and the bands connected thereto.- Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken longitudinally through my oscillating box. This invention relates to washing-machines of the oscillating kind, wherein the boxes'are so mounted that they ar'e free to be moved by a crank or its equivalent, and having a free dasher; and it consists in certain combination of parts, which will be fully understood from thefollowing description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

A designates the base of the frame of my improved machine, which is constructed ,of

" sills having transverse-portions a a a, standard-frame b, and a standard, 0, the upper end of which is vertically slotted, for a purpose which will be hereinafter explained:

D designates an'oblong box, which is sustained by trunnions d in the main frame, above referred to, and which is constructed so that it will contain water, which may bedrawn off at e. This box is provided on top withdoors, and it is also'provi'ded with pivotal legs 0 0, having stops ff, which are adapted to afford abutments for the legs when they are perpen- This box is also provided with stops for the legs, to hold them when they are upright, as indicated in Fig. 1. When the legs are down, the box D will beheld positively in a horizontal position. When the legs are up, the box D is free to oscillate onits trunnions.

At the ends of the box D are fixed buttons gy, to which are attached straps E E, the opposite ends of which are attached to a belt,

drum, or pulley, F, having a hand-crank, F, on one end. This pulley or drum is arranged in a vertical plane intersecting the axes of the trunnions of thewash-box, and straps pass over idlersz 1', arranged equidistant from said drum, Oscillating motion is given to the wash-box by vibrating the c'rankF.

Button-holes are made through the ends of the straps for the purpose of allowing quick attachmentand detachment thereof. Inside of the box D is a hollow prismatic pounder, G, which is mounted on caster-wheels, and

which is slotted at two ends. This pounder has openings at its base, (lettered j j,) and it has a depressed handle, k, on top, by means of which the pounder can be lifted out of the wash-box at pleasure.

It will be seen from what I have above described that I have an oscillating wash-box which is provided with pivoted legs or struts and mounted on'trunnions, and which is also connected flexibly to an oscillating drum and inside of this box I have .shown a slotted pounder which is provided with means of readily removing it from the box. I have also represented idlers on which said flexible straps pass: l I

Having described my invention, what I clann as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the main supportingframe, having base-sills a a, the oscillating wash-box mounted 011 trunnions, the belt E,

connected to the ends of-the wasl1-box, the idlers z '5, the drum on crank-shaft F, about my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS S. FUNK.

lVitnesses JOHN BESLEY, J ACOB THOMAS. 

